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and southeast michigan of michigan as a whole which was once failed probably in the top five. of making a person financially independent now and you know it's almost gone full circle and now it is you know ranking in the top five of a porous and the union. he. says. we're fortunate because they were built to fly instantly as english the laws and. you know like when i hired in the one nine hundred seventy eight we had fourteen thousand members at local six fifty two right now we've got a hundred thousand and g.m. right now that are permanent people. thirteen thousand people that's how many may have actually jobs been lost. were there were they able to go weak on the schedule too many cars. they don't really need cars so it's sort of having a layoff take weeks or years you know your old plant down. on the corner that's right you know more bailout money g.m. i don't think the government should put any more money there till general motors shows that they can be a viable company for the long term and that there's a reasonable chance that any loans that to government would make woul
and southeast michigan of michigan as a whole which was once failed probably in the top five. of making a person financially independent now and you know it's almost gone full circle and now it is you know ranking in the top five of a porous and the union. he. says. we're fortunate because they were built to fly instantly as english the laws and. you know like when i hired in the one nine hundred seventy eight we had fourteen thousand members at local six fifty two right now we've got a hundred...
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levin: from michigan. mr. woodall: we'll have this discussion not on a $1,043,000,000,000,000 continuing resolution and not even on a half trillion dollar continuing resolution but on the energy and water appropriations bill. mr. levin: ok. will the gentleman yield? mr. woodall: i have this great wish for this house, mr. speaker, and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentlelady from new york. ms. slaughter: mr. speaker, i want to yield myself 10 seconds to say that i said in my opening statement that this program has already yielded 39,000 jobs, on its way to 60,000 which will not be able to be met because we are using this as the offset. i am happy to yield two minutes to the gentleman from new jersey who suffered great damage in the hurricane, mr. pascrell. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey is recognized for two minutes. mr. pascrell: look, we're all americans. we're not democrats, republicans. we had 5,000 peop
levin: from michigan. mr. woodall: we'll have this discussion not on a $1,043,000,000,000,000 continuing resolution and not even on a half trillion dollar continuing resolution but on the energy and water appropriations bill. mr. levin: ok. will the gentleman yield? mr. woodall: i have this great wish for this house, mr. speaker, and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentlelady from new york. ms. slaughter: mr....
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he is in michigan. good morning. caller: good morning. i have a comment about the two gop leaders, mitt romney and rick perry, stating the fact ult. obama is to fall why do the republicans think obama's responsible for everything that goes on in the world? without the gop, the senate, the house, he could do nothing. host: john, a republican in massachusetts. what is the role of the u.n. in world affairs? caller: i'm going to change from republican to independent. the role of the u.n. is where all the puppet masters of all the corporations and all the rich people go down there to basically try to find ways to get their point across, but then they go back and they manipulate their people in their countries and then you have the united states. we have to have the patriot act when we are doing business with these people all over the world. then you wonder why the government is always underfunded when it comes to the epa or any thing, because these corporations have to dump and pollute. when you sue them, they want to limit the lawsuits to a s
he is in michigan. good morning. caller: good morning. i have a comment about the two gop leaders, mitt romney and rick perry, stating the fact ult. obama is to fall why do the republicans think obama's responsible for everything that goes on in the world? without the gop, the senate, the house, he could do nothing. host: john, a republican in massachusetts. what is the role of the u.n. in world affairs? caller: i'm going to change from republican to independent. the role of the u.n. is where...
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in the studio tonight by david stockman former united states congressman representing the state of michigan was elected to three terms before stepping down to head up the office of management and budget under ronald reagan president ronald reagan in one thousand nine hundred one he is credited with writing the reagan budget and continued his work on federal budget in three one nine hundred eighty five after leaving politics david stockman pursued a career in investment banking and joined rockstone group as one of it's really his partners he's the author of the book triumph of politics of the reagan revolution failed and his new book tentatively titled the triumph of crony capitalism would spur crony capitalism reached a peak during the recent financial meltdown it's scheduled for release next spring as our nation deals with perilous financial problems and a weakening economy certainly his insights are worth hearings and i do woodstock and welcome thank you glad to be here have you with us here. just to the moments in time right now then i want to back into history with you but i'm curious y
in the studio tonight by david stockman former united states congressman representing the state of michigan was elected to three terms before stepping down to head up the office of management and budget under ronald reagan president ronald reagan in one thousand nine hundred one he is credited with writing the reagan budget and continued his work on federal budget in three one nine hundred eighty five after leaving politics david stockman pursued a career in investment banking and joined...
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remember being roundly criticized during the 2008 presidential campaign when i had the audacity to tell michigan workers the truth, that many of the jobs that had left their state for cheaper labor markets overseas were never coming back. so i understand that trade can create difficulties for some american workers #-rbgs and i'm not opposed in principle to supporting those workers temporarily so they can develop new skills and find new jobs. that said, let's look closer at how the federal government has been going about programs like this. earlier this year, the g.a.o. released a study entitled "multiple training and employment programs providing information on colocating services and consolidating administrative structures could promote efficiency." here's what g.a.o. reported on federal employment and retraining programs, including trade adjustment assistance. and i quote: "based on our survey of agency officials, we determined that only five of the 47 programs have had impact studies that assess whether the program is responsible for improved employment outcomes. the five impact studies gener
remember being roundly criticized during the 2008 presidential campaign when i had the audacity to tell michigan workers the truth, that many of the jobs that had left their state for cheaper labor markets overseas were never coming back. so i understand that trade can create difficulties for some american workers #-rbgs and i'm not opposed in principle to supporting those workers temporarily so they can develop new skills and find new jobs. that said, let's look closer at how the federal...
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the people of michigan enjoy fuel from almost every source, one of them being called. we have to recognize that is how to successfully manufacture the things you do in michigan. host: another tweet for you. guest: this is one of the things we have been investigating and are continuing to investigate. a number of my subcommittee chairman are regularly holding hearings. we are working with a commission, making sure this was created. you are absolutely right. we have not done a great job in afghanistan and iraq of keeping money from getting to the wrong people. in some cases, our committee has shown the money probably went to the people we are fighting, in other words our own enemies. we will stay on it. we will do it on a bipartisan basis. host: herman is an independent in california. guest: that is not fair. you are in my district. caller: i appreciate your non partisan views, and also your operations regarding oversight. i am going to add one more item to your plate. this item is regarding our giving away of the california registered taxpayer. i have been one since 198
the people of michigan enjoy fuel from almost every source, one of them being called. we have to recognize that is how to successfully manufacture the things you do in michigan. host: another tweet for you. guest: this is one of the things we have been investigating and are continuing to investigate. a number of my subcommittee chairman are regularly holding hearings. we are working with a commission, making sure this was created. you are absolutely right. we have not done a great job in...
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an important prarnlg the house is insisting we cut $1.5 billion, a program that's creating jobs in michigan and other parts of the country. so why are we destroying jobs when we don't have to? so, again, it must be the principle of, when things are going smoothly, when things are working, when the leadership is has actually agreed for the house republican leadership to just throw a wrench and really, really mess things up. thank goodness there are ten republican senators in this chamber that don't follow that principle. -- of throwing a wrench when things are going smoothly. they follow the principle of common sense and compassion and being forward-leaning when it comes to helping americans who need our help: senator blunt, senator rubio, senator snowe, senator collins, senator murkowski, senator brown from massachusetts, senator heller from nevada, senator hoeven from north dakota, senator toomey from pennsylvania, and senator vitter from louisiana, many of whom have experienced disasters in their state in the past and remember those terrible days or they're experiencing them now. and they
an important prarnlg the house is insisting we cut $1.5 billion, a program that's creating jobs in michigan and other parts of the country. so why are we destroying jobs when we don't have to? so, again, it must be the principle of, when things are going smoothly, when things are working, when the leadership is has actually agreed for the house republican leadership to just throw a wrench and really, really mess things up. thank goodness there are ten republican senators in this chamber that...
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for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan rise? >> unanimous consent to address the body for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> as a former lieutenant commander in the united states navy reserve, i rise to applaud the repeal of the discriminatory "don't ask, don't tell" policy. this backward policy has turned away over 14,000 abled bodied men and women from our military while our nation is fighting two wars, mr. peters: it wasted over $1.3 billion taxpayer dollars through investigations, legal proceedings and wasted training for fighter pilots and translators. i'm proud to feel privilege to cast my vote to make this misguided policy a relic of the past. our military can now recruit and train qualified patriotic and courageous americans who want to serve our country regardless of their sexual orientation. curing my service in the united states neafer reserve, i served with many dedicated men and women who are always ready to serve their country. i was never concerne
for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan rise? >> unanimous consent to address the body for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> as a former lieutenant commander in the united states navy reserve, i rise to applaud the repeal of the discriminatory "don't ask, don't tell" policy. this backward policy has turned away over 14,000 abled bodied men and women from our military while our nation is fighting...